Answer:
D. I see three new students on the roster: Brown, Brian; Jones, Janis; and Monroe, Max.
Explanation:
In this situation, due to commas using two functions may lead to confusion, a semicolon is used as a more powerful comma.
A does not use this, so <em>it could be misread easily</em>.
B puts the semicolon where only a comma could suffice, so <em>it separates the entity "Brown, Brian" and turns it into "Brown" "Brian, Jones"</em>.
C works correctly <em>until the oxford comma, which throws up the entity grouping</em>.
D is the only one that perfectly groups the three entities.
Answer: C. As he sat on the curb in front of the school, Tico twirled a stick in his hand. Aunt Maricel would be there soon. Tico felt nervous because he knew she would ask about his trumpet, and he would have to explain everything.
Explanation:
The version that best uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance the flow and writing style of a story is option is C "As he sat on the curb in front of the school, Tico twirled a stick in his hand. Aunt Maricel would be there soon. Tico felt nervous
because he knew she would ask about his trumpet, and he would have to explain everything".
This is the right answer because all the other options are not structured properly. Option C enhances the flow as the option is structured properly as the words also flow along well.
By standing by his side and pushing him on.
Answer:
Values for x: -2 1.5 or 1/2 2 3
Values for y: 0 1 2 2.5 or 2 1/2
The correct answer is the fourth option. The other three are grammatically incorrect.
